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MetLife finalises $10bn variable annuity risk transfer with Talcott
2nd December 2025
MetLife, Inc., a provider of insurance, annuities, and employee benefit programmes, has finalised its previously announced $10 billion variable annuity risk transfer transaction with Talcott Resolution Life Insurance Company, a life insurance and annuities subsidiary of Talcott Financial Group. The company expects an annual reduction in adjusted earnings ... Read the full article
Advanced APAC markets carry the region’s insurance stability: AM Best
27th November 2025
APAC’s overall insurance stability continues to rest heavily on its most advanced markets, according to credit rating agency AM Best, with Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, and South Korea providing the strongest foundation for regional credit quality and capital strength. The agency's latest Asia-Pacific Benchmarking report shows that while the wider region ... Read the full article
Airline losses reshape the Q4’25 renewal season: WTW
27th November 2025
Adam Hemingway, who leads the Global Aviation & Space division at WTW, an advisory, broking and solutions firm, offers a candid look at how a succession of costly airline incidents has transformed expectations for 2025. What was meant to be a relatively steady renewal year has shifted into a challenging one, ... Read the full article
TFP’s Pine Walk launches Alternative Risk Transfer MGA Carnovis
25th November 2025
Pine Walk, the specialist MGA platform and wholly owned subsidiary of The Fidelis Partnership (TFP), has announced the launch of a new Alternative Risk Transfer managing general agent (MGA), Carnovis Specialty Limited. Based in London, the MGA will begin underwriting in December 2025 with a focus on providing structured re/insurance solutions ... Read the full article
Jean Edwards Consulting CEO Edward Nnadi on two decades of zero client churn
24th November 2025
In a recent Reinsurance News interview, Edward Nnadi, CEO of Jean Edwards Consulting, reflected on how the firm has advanced from a specialist software outfit into a respected InsurTech partner over the past twenty years. The company, which began as a niche software and consulting house focused on reinsurance operations, has ... Read the full article
AM Best raises ratings for Junto Re and Junto Seg, sets stable outlook
24th November 2025
Credit rating agency AM Best has raised the Financial Strength Rating of Junto Resseguros S.A. (Junto Re) and Junto Seguros S.A. (Junto Seg) to A (Excellent) from A- (Excellent). The Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings were also lifted to “a” (Excellent) from “a-” (Excellent). Both firms, headquartered in Brazil and collectively known ... Read the full article
European reinsurers seen moving toward greater earnings stability: J.P. Morgan
21st November 2025
J.P. Morgan, a global investment bank, notes that the European reinsurance sector appears to be moving toward a more stable and consistent earnings pattern. The company notes that reinsurers do not usually absorb the majority of expected catastrophe-related claims, but they remain the main source of year-to-year fluctuation. The industry entered 2025 ... Read the full article
Swiss Re flags mounting risks as a fragmented USD system pressures global finance
20th November 2025
A fragmented USD system, according to the global reinsurer Swiss Re, would create more unstable funding conditions, limit the ability of markets to share risks internationally, and place additional stress on liquidity in catastrophe and retrocession segments, where USD-based contracts remain the standard. This assessment anchors the Swiss Re Institute’s latest ... Read the full article
Lloyd’s Syndicate forecasts for 2023 year of account remain very strong: Argenta
20th November 2025
Argenta Holdings Limited, a managing agent at Lloyd’s of London, has reported that the market's syndicate forecasts for the 2023 and 2024 underwriting years continue to show strong performance, reflecting disciplined underwriting and favourable market conditions. Argenta Holdings has highlighted that the 2023 year of account is performing exceptionally well, supported ... Read the full article
Everest names Jason Keen to lead Global Wholesale and Specialty Insurance
20th November 2025
Everest, a provider of reinsurance and insurance solutions, has announced the appointment of Jason Keen as the new leader of its Global Wholesale and Specialty Insurance division. The company, known for its broad underwriting capabilities and international presence, continues to refine its structure as it positions itself for sustained growth across ... Read the full article
Lloyd’s approves OAK Global’s Syndicate 1440 for underwriting
19th November 2025
OAK Global, an independent reinsurance group that provides risk solutions and underwriting capacity to clients worldwide, announced that Lloyd’s has granted approval for underwriting to begin through Syndicate 1440. The syndicate will operate within OAK Enterprise, a new strategic business unit that will offer property and specialty retrocession capacity for business ... Read the full article
Doha Insurance expands regional footprint with new Saudi Arabia branch
18th November 2025
The Doha Insurance Group (DIG), a provider of insurance and reinsurance solutions in the Middle East and North Africa region, has obtained approval from the Qatar Central Bank to establish a new branch in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The new branch will be based in the King Abdullah Financial District ... Read the full article
War risks return to the seas as reinsurance faces a new era of uncertainty: Willis Re
14th November 2025
According to Willis Re, the marine war risks market, once a quiet, predictable corner of global reinsurance, is being reshaped by renewed geopolitical tension and rising aggression at sea. The firm traces this evolution back to the late 19th century, when Lloyd’s underwriters formally separated “risks of the seas,” such as ... Read the full article
RGA study highlights potential of incretin-based therapies to improve global health outcomes
13th November 2025
Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated, a provider of life and health reinsurance solutions, has released new research that evaluates the potential effects of incretin-based therapies, including GLP-1 medications, on mortality and morbidity. These drugs, used for both weight management and diabetes treatment, were assessed across four regions: the United States, United ... Read the full article
ICA urges stronger national resilience to secure the future of the Cyclone Reinsurance Pool
13th November 2025
The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA), the representative body for the general insurance industry, has called for greater national investment in disaster resilience and risk reduction to ensure the long-term success of the Cyclone Reinsurance Pool (CRP) and deliver sustained insurance affordability for households and businesses across Northern Australia. In its ... Read the full article
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